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(o 1) [Month VIII, ... clouds] were in the sky, the south and east winds blew. The 1st?, clouds? [...]

(o 2) [... Night of the 3rd, the moon was] 2 cubits [above] Venus, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east, in front of [Jupiter ...]

(o 3) [... clouds were in] the sky, the south wind blew. The 4th, all day clouds were in the sky; at noon?, [...]

(o 4) [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night,] the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above γ Capricorni; the north wind blew. The 6th, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th (and) the 7th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind bl[ew ...]

(o 5) [... Night of the 10th, ... clouds were] in the sky; first part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit below Jupiter; last part of the night, lightning flashed continuously in the south and east. The 10th, in the morning, clouds were in the sky [...]

(o 6) [... Night of the 12th, beginn]ing of the night, the moon was 3 cubits behind α Arietis, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south; all night very overcast, the south wind bl[ew ...]

(o 7) [...] the north wind blew. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 4° 30'; the north wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of β Tauri, the moon being 4 cubits [low] to the south [...]

(o 8) [... Night of the 15th, ... bl]ew?; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of η Geminorum, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 15th, clouds were in the sky [...]

(o 9) [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 4? 1/2 cubits [below] β Geminorum, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of δ Cancri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits [low to the south ...]

(o 10) [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was N cubits below α Leonis,] the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind ρ Leonis, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits [low] to the sou[th ...]

(o 11) [...] ... Night of the 23rd, beginning of the night, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of γ Virginis, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. <The 23rd,> in the mor[ning ...]

(o 12) [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of a Virgi]nis, the moon being 8 fingers high to the north. The 24th, in the morning, clouds were in the sky. The 25th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 26th, clouds [...] the sky [...]

(o 13) [... clouds] were in the sky. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 23° 40'; I did not watch; all day clouds were in the sky. Night of the 28th, first part of the night, Venus was 2 1/2 cubits below β Capricorni ... [...]

(o 14) [...] in the middle of the month, 1 pānu 5 sūtu 3 qa, at the end of the month, 2 pānu; dates, 1 kurru 3 pānu 4 sūtu, at the end of the month, 1 kurru 3 pānu 3 sūtu; mustard, [...]

(o 15) [... which] were given [in] the land. At that time, Jupiter was in Sagittarius; Venus, until the middle of the month, was in Sagittarius, at the end of the month, in Capricorn; Mercury was in Libra; around the 18th, Me[rcury’s last appearance in the east in Scorpius ...]

(o 16) [... the co]met which previously had been seen in the east in the path of Anu in the area of Pleiades and Taurus, to the west ... [...]

(o 17) [...] ... and passed along in the path of Ea. That month, the 5th, 6th, and 7th, the sacrifices which are made? to Bēl, Bēltiya and Ištar [...]

(o 18) [Month IX, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: nn°, measur]ed; (the moon) could be seen whighle (the sun) stood there, it was high to the sun; the moon was 1 1/2 cubits above Jupiter, the moon having passed a little to the east; all night clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew [...]

(o 19) [... clouds] were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 cubits in front of γ Capricorni, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits high to the north; lightning fl[ashed, ...]

(o 20) [...] the south wind blew. The 4th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 5th, the north and east winds <blew>; very overcast. The 5th, very overcast, the south wind blew. Night [of the 6th, ...]

(o 21) [... Night] of the 7th, beginning of the night, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. The 7th, the south wind blew. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below η Piscium [...]

(o 22) [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was N cu]bits [behind α Arietis,] the moon being 5 cubits low to the south; all night clouds were in the sky. The 9th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 10th, beg[inning of the night, ...]

(o 23) [... Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [...] α Tauri, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north; clouds were in the sky. The 11th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew; ... [...]

(o 24) [... Night of the 12th, ...] Venus was 2 fingers above γ Capricorni; last part of the night, overcast, the south and east winds blew; last part of the night, Mars was [...] above α Vir[ginis ...]

(o 25) [... Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: nn°;] I did not watch; the south and east winds blew; all night very overcast, a little rain shower. The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 2° 30'; clouds, I did not watch; very overcast, the sou[th wind blew ...]

(o 26) [... Night of the 14th, ... the sou]th and east winds blew. During the morning watch, the moon was surrounded by a halo, it billowed very much; last part of the night, the moon was [...] below α Geminorum [...]

(o 27) [...] blew. Night of the 16th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew; during the morning watch, very overcast; lightning flashed continuously, thunder, rain [...]

(o 28) [...] Night of the 17th, the north wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south. The 17th, the north wind blew ... [...]

(o 29) [...] ... The 18th, clouds were in the sky; the sun was surrounded by a halo; in the afternoon, overcast. Night of the 19th, beginning of the night, clouds crossed the sky ... [...]

(o 30) [... Night of the 2]0th, all night very overcast; last part of the night, clouds crossed the sky. The 20th, very overcast ... Night of the 21st, ... [...]

(o 31) [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit 4 fingers [above θ] Ophiuchi [...]

(r 1') [...] ... [...]

(r 2') [...] ... clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; at noon, [...]

(r 3') [...] gusted; in the morning, very [overcast?,] the south wind blew; at noon, rain DUL [...]

(r 4') [...] ... Night of the 22nd, the north wind blew. The 22nd, Venus’ first appearance in the east in Pisces; it was bright (and) high, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9° [...]

(r 5') [... Mars] became stationary [...] above β Scorpii; the north wind blew; in the afternoon, thin clouds [were] in the sky [...]

(r 6') [...] high?. The 24th, the south wind blew; in the afternoon, thin clouds were in the sky. Night of the 25th, clouds were in the sky ... [...]

(r 7') [...] wailing ... The 26th, in the morning, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 27th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind bl[ew ...]

(r 8') [... the no]rth wind blew. The 28th, at noon, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; solar eclipse; when I watched I did not see it; at [nn° after sunset ...]

(r 9') [...] qa; dates, in the beginning of the month, 1 kurru 3 pānu 3 sūtu, in the middle of the month, 1 kur 3 pānu 1 sūtu, at the end of the month, 1 kurru 2+[x pānu ...]

(r 10') [... The 1]6th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in Pisces; around the 19th, Venus’ first appearance in the east in Pisces; Mercury was in Aquarius; around the 14th, Mercury’s [last appearance in the east in Aquarius ...]

(r 11') [... the river level ro]se [...], total: 14 was the na (gauge); the 18th (and) 19th, it receded 1/2 cubit, total: 17 was the na (gauge); from the 22nd to the 26th, [it rose] 1/2 cubit, [...]

(r 12') [Month XII2, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: nn°, mea]sured; clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. The 1st, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Around the 1st, Mars moved back to the west. Night of the 2nd, the north wind blew. The 2nd, the no[rth wind? ...]

(r 13') [...] a little rain shower. The 3rd, all day clouds crossed the sky, cloudburst, much PISAN DIB, the south and east winds blew. Ni[ght? ...]

(r 14') [Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [below η] Geminorum, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west; the north wind blew. First and middle part of the night, very overcast. The 5th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind bl[ew ...]

(r 15') [...] was surrounded by a halo, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit behind β Geminorum, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south; clouds were in the sky [...]

(r 16') [... winds] blew. The 8th, very overcast, the south and east winds blew, a little rain shower. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 6 1/2 cubits below ε Leonis [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was]

(r 17') [... in front of ρ Leonis, the m]oon being 2 cubits low to the south; clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. The 10th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moo[n was ...]

(r 18') [...] ..., rain DUL, all four winds blew. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, clouds crossed the sky, lightning flashed, slow thunder, rain sho[wer, ...]

(r 19') [...] ... blew. The 13th, very overcast, a little rain shower, the north wind which was set to the west side blew. Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of α [Virginis ...]

(r 20') [... Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: nn°,] measured (despite) clouds; all night clouds were in the sky. (When the point) 3° behind ξ+ Bootis culminated, [lunar eclipse ...]

(r 21') [... the ‘gar]ment of the sky’ was there; in its eclipse, the north wind which was set to the west side blew; in its eclipse, [...]

(r 22') [...] The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 30'; measured (despite) clouds; clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 30'. [...]

(r 23') [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1/2 cubit [above β] Scorpii, the moon having passed a little to the east, [it stood] 1 cubit 4 [fingers] behind Mars [to the east ...]

(r 24') [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [behind] α Scorpii, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north ... [...]

(r 25') [... cl]ouds [were] in the sky, the south wind blew. The 20th, in the morning, the north wind [blew ...]

(r 26') [...] was surrounded by a halo, its gate was open to the south ... [...]

(r 27') [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [behind γ] Capricorni, the moon being 2 1/2 cu[bits high to the north ...]

(r 28') [...] was surrounded [by a halo,] its gate was open to the south ... [...]

(r 29') [... cl]ouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 20+[xth, ...]

(r 30') [... cl]ouds were in the sky, all day overcast [...]